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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in elearning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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